NASA Looking for More Space Taxis
[/caption] NASA is looking for more ways to get astronauts to the International Space Station. The space agency put out…
GALEX Mission Comes to an End
[/caption] A mission which helped map the ultraviolet sky and worked to confirm the nature of dark energy is coming…
Requiem For Astronaut Janice Voss
[/caption] Please take the time to respectfully recognize the passing of veteran astronaut, Janice Voss. She was a former science…
When Stars Play Planetary Pinball
[/caption] Many of us remember playing pinball at the local arcade while growing up; it turns out that some stars…
Can you See the Pyramids from Space?
[/caption] Astronaut Nicole Stott posted this image on her Twitter account. If you can spot the Great Pyramids at Giza…
ISS Night Flight in “Real Time”
We've featured wonderful time-lapse videos taken from the Space Station many times and each one is amazing to watch, but…
Russia Sets Its Sights on the Moon for 2020
[/caption] Looks like Republican Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich might have some competition if he wants to be the first to…
Dancing Water Drops In Earth Orbit
An astronaut once told me that fellow space flier Don Pettit could fix anything with a paper clip. Indeed, Pettit…
New Avalanche in Action on Mars Captured by HiRISE
[/caption] Its avalanche season on Mars! And once again the HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured an…
The Milky Way Galactic Disk – Forever Blowing Bubbles
[/caption] Score another one for citizen science! In a study released just days ago, a new catalog containing over five…